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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm launches its new AI Engine, works on existing Snapdragon processors August 04, 2025 Most mobile Machine Learning (ML) tasks, like image or voice recognition, are currently performed in the cloud. Your smartphone sends data up to the cloud where it is processed and the results are returned to your device. However, the ability to perform machine learning tasks locally on your device, rather than remotely via the cloud, is becoming increasingly important....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm Snapdragon 875: What we expect to see July 14, 2025 We’re closing in on Qualcomm’s yearly December flagship launch. This year’s chipset is expected to be called the Snapdragon 875, boasting improvements to5Gnetworking, machine learning capabilities, and a general uplift in performance. The Snapdragon 875 is almost certain to be built on a smaller 5nm manufacturing process for a boost to energy efficiency and silicon area density....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redesigned Action Launcher 3 brings Material Design and Quickthemes as a new launcher June 01, 2025 The first version of Chris Lacy’s Action Launcher became widely popular in the Android community in very short order. It took the classic app drawer from the bottom of our home screens and moved it to an alphabetized drawer on the side of the screen for quick access....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: HTCVive price might be as high as $1,500 June 26, 2025 It’s no surprise that theHTC Vivewas always going to be expensive. In fact, HTChas been upfront about it being a high-end product with a high-end price tag since day one. So the news coming out of Taiwan today that the HTCVive might be priced as high as $1,500 might not be such a shock to some....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Users spent nearly $60 billion on apps in 2017 Aug 07, 2025 Revenue from paid apps, subscriptions, and in-app purchases rose 35% in 2017, according to a new report. The numbers come fromSensor Tower, and show that users spent nearly $60 billion on apps last year on Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store. Apple has led Google in app revenue for years, and 2017 was no different....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung finally lets you disable the Bixby button August 13, 2025 If you can’t stop them, join them… reluctantly. That seems to be Samsung’s attitude towards users complaining about the dedicated Bixby button on the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus, and Galaxy Note 8. The company is finally allowing users to disable the “tap to open Bixby Home” function on these devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro launches in India running a two-year-old version of Android July 10, 2025 Early last June,Samsungtook the wraps off the budget-friendlyGalaxy J3 Pro, which retailed in China for a reasonable 990 Yuan. With its 5.0-inch 720p Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 410 processor, 2 GB of RAM, and 2,650 mAh battery, 990 Yuan really wasn’t a bad asking price at all....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE lands in India, takes the fight to OnePlus August 17, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S20 FE(Fan Edition) might be the flagship smartphone deal of the year, offering the Galaxy S20 experience at a much cheaper price than other phones in the family. Now, Samsung has launched the phone in India (h/t:SamMobile), and it might just take the fight to OnePlus in the region....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ gets Marshmallow June 28, 2025 When you get a flagship device, you expect it to stay relatively up to date for a few years in terms of OS version. Unfortunately, the rollout ofMarshmallowhas been legendarily slow. It took all the way until today for all of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy devices to get Marshmallow. The roundup is now complete as Android 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung One UI 2.1 rolling out to Galaxy S10, Note 10 series in US today July 05, 2025 Update, August 20, 2025 (3:50AM ET):Samsung confirmed last week that it was bringing One UI 2.1 to more devices, after the update launched on theGalaxy S20series. Galaxy S10andNote 10 seriesowners in the US won’t have to wait anymore though, as Samsung justrevealedthat One UI 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung+: Taking a closer look at Samsung’s help and assistance app August 05, 2025 If you happen to live in the U.S. and own aGalaxy Note 7,Galaxy S7,S7 Edge, or pretty much any other Galaxy device from the past few years, you’ve probably heard ofSamsung+. For those unaware, it’s a pre-installed application that comes on most recent Galaxy devices, aiming to provide users with personalized, live expert help in just a few taps....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smart Alarm Clock debuts for Android, brings sleep tracking and more June 03, 2025 There’s certainly no shortage of alarm clock apps on Google Play, with one of the most well-known being the critically-acclaimed Timely. Timely received plenty of praise when it debuted last year in large part thanks to acombination of excellent features and beautiful design. When it comes to standard alarm clocks, you won’t find much better than Timely, but what if you want sleep cycle tracking functionality as well?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony announces PlayLink, a series of games controlled by smartphones June 07, 2025 Sony has announced PlayLink at E3 2017, a series of PS4 games which can be played in conjunction with smartphones for a more social experience. The games are intended to be played as local multiplayer (i.e. together in the same room), with the players using their smartphones to control certain aspects of the game....